A News Clipping
From Phebe CAMPBELL Hoyt's
Scrapbook,
Undated, Prob. 1897 from the Elkland Journal
Transcribed
by her great-grandson, Wm. Thompson, Mar. 29, 2012
NELSON NOTES.
NELSON, NOV. 24.---After long and earnest
discussion by the Roop Club of this place, it has been decided
to render Harriet Beecher Stowe's great comedy, "Uncle Tom's
Cabin," sometime during the winter, for the benefit of the
Klondike fund. It was first intended by this talented
organization to entertain with "As You Like It;" but the fact
that we have in our midst a gentleman who had large experience
on the road with Stetson's Original Uncle Tom's Cabin troupe,
and the said gentleman offering his services as instructor for
the privilege of playing "Gumption Cute," the majority
reluctantly concluded to put "Uncle Tom's Cabin" on the board. A
few only of the cast have yet been assigned. Those who
will positively appear are: Frank Elliott as Gumption Cute and
instructor; Walter Loop as St. Clair; J. D. Campbell as Uncle
Tom, F. E. Selph as Marks the Lawyer; Ray
Baker as Legree---(he will borrow his dogs from Fred
Hammond of Elkland). There are so many that want to take the
part of Eva, Miss Ophelia and Topsy that undoubtedly there will
have to be two Topsy's and two Miss Ophelia's, as also numbers
will necessitate two Marks the Lawyers. Without doubt this will
be the greatest treat ever given the people of this village and
vicinity. Should everything come to pass as hoped, no doubt
Elkland, Knoxville, Westfield and probably Elmira and Corning
will offer this aggregation great inducements to appear in those
towns. Mr. Elliot is entirely competent to carry the matter
through to a successful end, and unless our citizens get the
idea too thoroughly into their heads that this is only a scheme
to raise money to defray the expenses of some of the boys to the
Alaska gold fields, a great crowd will greet them each and every
night.
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